Milk-shipping cabinet



June 24, 1930., J. H. GRAVES MILK SHIPPING CABINET Filed Oct. 30, 1928 rrrr Jacob effen-x m Patented June 24, 1930 UNITED STATES JACOB H. GRAVES, 0F LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY MILK-snrrme CABINET Application led October 30, 1928. Serial No. 316,020.

The object of the invention is to provide a refrigerator particularly adapted for the shipment of bottled goods, retaining them the while at a low temperature and permitting their ready removal in individual units, as when the device may be used in connection with a milk delivery carrier, or the like; to provide a refrigerating cabinet in the form of tiers of drawers of which certain of the same are adapted for the reception of the refrigerant, others for the catching of the evaporation therefrom and the remainder for the reception of the goods so that the latter may be arranged in orderly form; and to provide a device of this nature which is of simple construction and therefore susceptible of cheap manufacture and low marketing cost.

With this object in view the invention consists in a construction and combination of parts of which a preferred embodiment isA illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

- Figure 1 is a front elevational view of the invention.

Figure 2 and 3 are sectional views on the planes indicated by the lines 2-2 and 3-3 of Figure 1. Y

Figure 4 is a bottom plan view.

The Vinvent-ion consists of a cabinet 1() of which the top, bottom, side and back walls are heat insulated as indicated at 11 to pre- `rent quick evaporation of the refrigerant. The cabinet is designed to support the drawu ers 12, 14 and 15, there being as many tiers of these drawers as desired and the number of drawers to a tier being dictated by the particular use to which the cabinet 1s put. ln the illustrated embodiment there are two tiers of siX drawers each. The drawer fronts are insulated as indicated at 16 and each drawer is provided with a pair of handles 17 to permit ready opening. The drawers do not penetrate the full depth of the cabinet, but are of a depth materially shorter than the depth of the cabinet to provide an air space y 18 between them and the rear wall.

The drawers 12 are formed with reticulated bottoms 19 and are divided longitudinally and transversely with reticulated partition members 20 defining bottle receiving pockets ers 15 of which the bottoms 24 are solid, the

rear ends of the drawers 15 invading the air space 18. These drawers 15 constitute the means for catching the moisture from the refrigerant which may be disposed of by withdrawing the drawers and pouring the contents into an appropriate waste.

By this construction, the contents of the several intermediate drawers 12 are subjected to the cooling effect of the refrigerant and the contents of any one'drawer is readily accessible by merely opening the drawer for the removal of such of its contents as is desired.

To provide for the ready shifting of the cabinet, it is equipped with casters 25 mounted on the bottom but hidden by the apron 26 surrounding the casters at the bot tom. Y

Obviously the size of the cabinet, as well as the size of the drawers may be varied and the invention may be constructed in small units or in large units to suit any particular need without departing from the principle involved.

yThe invention having been described what is claimed as new and useful is:

A refrigerator consisting of a cabinet and drawers arranged in tiers of which the topA and bottom drawers are res ectiVely adapted for the reception of a refijigerant and the moisture therefrom and the intermediate drawers for the reception of goods to be cooled, thel depth of all the drawers except the bottom drawer being less than the depth of the cabinetY by an amount sufficient to provide a material air circulating space between them and the rear wall of the cabinet.

In testimony whereof he al'ixes his signature.

JACOB H. GRAVES. 

